Archive for July 26th, 2008

The Hidden Cost Behind China’s Olympic Gold - The Epoch Times

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Telegraph.co.ukThe Hidden Cost Behind China’s Olympic GoldThe Epoch Times, NY - Jul 24, 2008For the forthcoming Beijing Olympics, where expectations see China winning the majority of all medal totals, the Chinese Olympic Delegation will send nearly …China's athletes pledge 'glory' as biggest Olympic team unveiled AFPChina names 639 for Beijing Olympic team; likely to be largest … CNNBeijing school grooms girls to award Olympic medals guardian.co.ukReuters - The Australianall 486 news articles

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President Hu boosts morale of country's Olympians as Games near - Xinhua

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

XinhuaPresident Hu boosts morale of country's Olympians as Games nearXinhua, China - Jul 23, 2008BEIJING, July 24 — Chinese President Hu Jintao and Vice President Xi Jinping have visited China's Olympic team. The two top leaders gave their regards to …Beijing faces daunting security task for Olympics CTV.caChinese Olympic delegation to be revealed on July 25 Beijing 2008 (press release)China Unveils Largest-Ever Olympic Team Voice of AmericaXinhua - Xinhuaall 455 news articles

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Lawmakers Critical Of China's Olympic Progress - National Journal

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

ABC NewsLawmakers Critical Of China's Olympic ProgressNational Journal, DC - Jul 24, 2008"There were early indications that China was prepared to improve its behavior as the games approached. As a condition of hosting the Olympics, I'm told that …EU business group concerned over China's Olympic visa policy Monsters and Critics.comFun may be a casualty of Beijing's effort at perfect Olympic Games Los Angeles TimesChina cuts business visas for Olympics Financial TimesThe Associated Press - NEWS.com.auall 323 news articles

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China confirms foiled Olympic terrorism plot - ABC Online

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Aljazeera.netChina confirms foiled Olympic terrorism plotABC Online, Australia - Jul 24, 2008The stadium concerned is where the Olyroos will play the first of two matches for China's Olympics. Recently, Chinese Government officials have spoken of …China: Olympic terror plot foiled CNN InternationalTerrorism won't stop Nikolai's mum from attending the Olympics The Canberra TimesOlyroos venue fears, as Amnesty questions reports Melbourne Herald SunThe Australian - Globe and Mailall 158 news articles

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China picks huge team of 639 Olympic athletes - Bangkok Post

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Earthtimes (press release)China picks huge team of 639 Olympic athletesBangkok Post, Thailand - 22 hours agoThe US Olympic Committee has announced a team of 596 athletes for the Beijing games, while Russia plans to send 470 competitors. China took 32 golds at the …Network news presence at Beijing is NBC, the rest CNNOlympic airlift of a precious cargo Times OnlineOlympics in Beijing: Air Quality Woes WebMDguardian.co.uk - InternetNews.comall 310 news articles

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Bank of China issues renminbi prepaid card for Olympics (China Daily)

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

The Bank of China (BOC) announced in Beijing on Friday that it has started issuing a stored value bank card — the “Great Wall Card” — that can be used by visitors in Beijing during the Olympics.

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Uighur group claims China bus blasts, threatens Olympics (Channel NewsAsia)

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

WASHINGTON: A Uighur separatist group has taken credit for a deadly bus bombing in Shanghai in May and warned of new attacks in China during the Olympics, a group monitoring terror threats on the Internet said Friday.

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China’s Web users top 250m on back of disasters, Olympics (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

China’s online population, already the world’s largest, has swelled to 253 million, an official report said, driven by news events such as natural disasters and the Beijing Olympics.

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Uighur group claims China bus attacks, threatens Olympics (AFP via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

A Uighur separatist group has taken credit for a deadly bus bombing in Shanghai in May and warned of new attacks in China during the Olympics, a group monitoring terror threats on the Internet said.

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Uighur group claims China bus attacks, threatens Olympics (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

A Uighur separatist group has taken credit for a deadly bus bombing in Shanghai in May and warned of new attacks in China during the Olympics, a group monitoring threats by extremists on the Internet said.

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